Because Preston’s didn’t become a giant chain. It stayed local. And in 1972, the building was demolished.
There’s a plaque on the site now, but it’s just a boring office block. No one queues up to take selfies with it.
UK’s oldest supermarket that came before Tesco and Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s, on the other hand, had better marketing. They love to remind everyone about their 1950 Croydon store. But historians agree: Preston’s was first.